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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-4802
Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files...
Vulnerability Description
Flexbackup 1.2.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and execute code via a symlink attack on temporary files. NOTE: the raw source referenced an incorrect candidate number; this is the correct number to use.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112958392512513&w=2
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334350
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/flexbackup-09192005.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23008
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015068
Affected Vendor
flexbackup
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flexbackup
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.